UN experts alarmed by reports of psychiatric treatment as punishment for political dissent in Belarus

UN experts alarmed by reports of psychiatric treatment as punishment for political dissent in Belarus

Independent UN rights experts expressed alarm Thursday about the use of forced psychiatric treatment to punish political dissenters in Belarus. The experts have stated that 33 people have been coerced into undergoing psychiatric treatment in response to political protest. Only eight of these have been reported released, meaning at least 25 more people are involuntarily detained in psychiatric facilities in Belarus. According to the press release…

Independent UN experts have denounced "coercive psychiatric treatment" to which dozens of critics of the Belarusian authorities were subjected after the 2020 presidential elections and the political crisis that followed, AFP reports, News.ro writes.

Independent UN experts denounced on Thursday a "coercive psychiatric treatment" to which dozens of critics of the Belarusian authorities were subjected after the 2020 presidential elections and the political crisis that followed, AFP reports.

Independent United Nations experts on Thursday condemned Belarusian court orders that have subjected critics of the government to “forced psychiatric treatment” over the past five years. The experts have documented at least 33 such cases so far. They said five women were among the victims, with the oldest person aged 77. The report comes from AFP. The 20 experts who investigated the cases were appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. “The proce…

Opposition figures may have been subjected to forced psychiatric treatment in Belarus - according to a report by experts commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council.

UN experts are concerned about the practice of forced psychiatric treatment of Belarusian political prisoners.